Ace Hollywood

(5,000 words, the first update, please recommend and collect in the early morning, night owl brothers, get up ^_^)

Daniel's decision to hire Draco Lane was not a whim. Compared with big stars such as Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, although Daniel is a rookie in Hollywood, he is not without connections at all. At least in editing, Germany Lak was willing to help him, because Kusa had just negotiated a cooperation with him.

Melissa Lane, the Bole in Daniel's circle, will become a new member of Daniel's management team.

Cusa chose Melissa, of course because of Drake's connections in the industry. You must know that Drake himself is an Oscar judge, and he can provide Daniel with a lot of help in the future. There is no threat, no matter from the brain—well, it may not be appropriate to say this, but it is true, and Melissa's IQ really has no competition with Cusa. Still in terms of positioning, neither of them is a competitor, Melissa is more of a transactional talent, and Kusa is in control of the overall situation.

As for why Drake sent his daughter to Daniel's team, it was purely optimistic.

In addition, Cusa has indeed negotiated with Kevin about Daniel's agent.

Kim Pysen also had some rumors spread inside CAA. Relatively speaking, this manager incident made Daniel a lot of enemies in CAA.

But these are not enough to worry about for the time being. Kusa is a potential figure that the current head of CAA, Ino Martin, is optimistic about. For the time being, no one will embarrass them.

CAA has always given the impression of equality, openness, and equal opportunities to the outside world. Although this is absolutely impossible, CAA has indeed deceived many young people who are not familiar with the world. Ino Martin himself attaches great importance to this impression, which means that he will not allow obvious infighting within CAA.

Of course, Eno does not cover the sky with one hand. From the very beginning, CAA has been a multi-management brokerage company. The five founders and the current senior partners, none of them can really promise everything.

Therefore, in the final analysis, it still depends on whether Daniel's value can motivate Eno to spend more energy to suppress other parties.

...

Jessica finally called Daniel that night.

But Horner and Jessica's parents appear to have had some communication that, in a rare instance, she was gated.

As an adult, although not yet of legal drinking age, Jessica's experience is enough to make people sympathetic.

But she couldn't have a big fight with her parents just to have sex with Daniel.

"Daniel, I can't come out today, they are guarding in the living room downstairs."

Daniel lay on the boat and rolled his eyes. He had already prepared safety measures and was just waiting for the gun to mount.

"My pants are all off, you tell me this?"

"What?"

"Uh." Daniel patted himself on the forehead, why is he really like a young man, "Jessica, but I really want to see you, can't you sneak out, or turn out of the window?"

"My room is on the second floor. If I fall down, I will break my leg. Daniel, it will be fine when I get into the filming group. They won't lock the door for me all the time."

Daniel decided to accept his fate.

"Okay, okay, but what about the day, can we meet during the day?"

"I suppose so,

But don't you need a job? "

"When I'm free, I'll call you when the time comes, girl, you can't let me go."

The two talked late on the phone.

The two had established a relationship by default. To be honest, with Daniel's traditional Chinese education, it is easier to accept a relationship before going to bed. But from a man's instinct, this is a bit of a frustration.

Jessica simply felt that she was in a good mood, and rolled back and forth on the bed several times after the phone call.

"Jessie, are you still awake?"

Jessica's mother's inquiry made her roll her eyes, and yelled towards the door, "Mom, do you need to set a sleep time for your controlled robot daughter?"

Jessica's mother and father looked at each other.

"We seem to have offended our daughter." Mr. Alba glanced at Jessica's room, "Also, we may offend even worse tomorrow."

"Going to bed with that kid two days later will kill her."

Daniel could never have imagined the gift that the gifted Jessica family prepared for him.

Because he has to be busy with intrigue with MGM.

Kusat took the time to go with him. This was the first event they attended together after the manager's turmoil.

It seems that Kusa is a lot more serious than before, more like a seasoned senior agent, and Daniel is still a naive new Hollywood icon, yes, it must be like this.

This low-budget film with a budget of 18 million is one of a large series of experimental films for MGM, so they were able to offer a price tag of 2 million + 5 to invite Daniel, who coexists risks and opportunities.

The basic market is not lost, and the film's box office of 30 to 50 million is reasonable. Daniel's joining will not affect this basic market, but if their plan succeeds, it means that they can attract more young audiences.

Only Helen Deller, the vice president of MGM's production department, director Robert Luketic, screenwriter Amanda Brown, producer Rick Kidd, and the two leading actors and their colleagues participated in the discussion. broker.

Reese is also a client of CAA, and his agent Davis is a CAA agent who is much more senior than Cusa, and he is really optimistic about Reese.

After dropping out of Stanford, Davis won Columbia's "Deadly Game" female number two for her. After all, she has been away from the mainstream film circle for many years, and she was not an accomplished film actor before. It is already a great opportunity to get this opportunity again. Davis is masterful.

The movie got some attention, but Reese's own star fortune did not improve. Then Reese Witherspoon had an affair with the movie's actor Ryan Phillippe, which made her get a huge amount of money all at once. focus on.

Then she entered the marriage hall at the age of 23, and also won unanimous praise for this girl.

Here's a Tennessee girl who gets by, and the mainstream media says so about her.

The opportunity for "Legal Blonde" came at this time, and MGM's tastes were indeed consistent.

Whether it is Reese Witherspoon or Daniel Sandler, they are indeed very topical actors.

Needless to say, Daniel, Reese has recently started to report discord with her husband. It is said that Ryan is rude and has an unhealthy life—isn’t this clearly saying that Reese is modest and polite, and her life is regular and healthy? .

Therefore, there is not much to consider about the shooting of the movie itself. Daniel only gave it a month and a half. Now it is almost April. After mid-May, Daniel will definitely enter the intensive "Gladiator" promotion period. The focus of everyone's discussion is actually the promotion strategy, which belongs to MGM's work.

Helen Deller started her routine, "MGM will formulate an effective publicity plan, we will invest two million dollars, and the publicity will definitely be ingenious."

Investing two million in promotional expenses for a movie with a production cost of only eighteen million is a big deal, but it can also be seen that this established film company is a little tricky and always has the idea of ​​fighting big with small things. Gambler mentality.

Davis and Cusa greeted each other friendly at the beginning, which made Helen feel a little uncomfortable.

If the male and female protagonists form a strategic alliance, the constraints on the distribution company will be greater.

"Helen, this is not the first time we have cooperated." Of course, Davis has other clients. Although MGM has gone from bad to worse in recent years, it has finally ranked among the top seven, and there are many opportunities for cooperation. "I think everyone is a movie star. Stakeholders, whether it is Reese or Daniel, hope that the movie will sell well, especially Daniel, after all, there is still a share."

This is what Davis and Reese are most dissatisfied with. Reese is the absolute leading actor in the movie. Let alone Amanda has made significant changes to the script and added a lot of scenes to Daniel. People are unhappy.

Reese a million dollars.

Daniel has 2 million US dollars, and there is still a 5% profit share.

This is simply saying that the coffee status of the two people is one level behind.

But on this point, MGM and Davis have communicated many times. Daniel, as a super popular idol who has just risen, the current topic is not comparable to Reese Witherspoon, who is old and new. Differences are also a matter of course.

And if the movie is successful, Reese's benefits will be far greater than Daniel's, so Daniel must always get one, either in salary or reputation, otherwise why would he waste his own money for such a movie with no room for performance? popularity.

Davis was just venting his anger.

"So, everyone can be more direct. Reese and I are mainly worried about the hype, which will hurt Reese a lot. We think we must be cautious, and we should at least get our permission."

"Davis, there is a stipulation in the contract that actors have the obligation to cooperate with publicity. MGM will definitely operate appropriately, but we cannot agree to your request. We must make a publicity plan in advance, and must keep it completely confidential, and communicate with you in advance. The threat of a release plan being leaked is too great for us to take the risk." Helen would not budge.

Davis glanced at Kusa, and seemed to signal him to speak, but Kusa turned his head and said a few words to Daniel, but did not speak.

Helen showed a faint smile, Daniel and Reese were not in sync as she imagined, so it would be much easier.

The two sides fought back and forth on the issue, with Davis making demands on scale, mentions, and descriptions, and Helen refusing to make any promises that would limit MGM's actions.

"MGM hasn't shown even a modicum of sincerity, and we're not giving up our right to directly refute your publicity strategy, and I don't think it's what you want to have a scandal involving infighting on Legally Blonde, which is after all. It is an inspirational movie, and girls are usually sensitive and fragile, and any action that may affect their desire to watch the movie should be avoided." Davis leaned forward, creating a lot of pressure on Helen, he was a threat The language also opened Daniel's eyes.

Even before filming started, the actors and producers looked like they were going to have a fight.

Although this is normal, it is the first time Daniel has seen it.

"Who will give in?" Daniel asked Cusa in a low voice, looking as if they were discussing something.

"No one will. They just make the other party feel scruples. At that time, no one will do less. What do you think can be achieved in the negotiation between bitch and bitch besides giving the middle finger?" Kusa looked serious, as if What serious topic are you talking about.

As Kusa expected, after arguing for more than an hour, the two sides only reserved their opinions, and no one gave a definite promise.

"One is solved." Helen turned her head to look at Daniel and Kusa while thinking, her expression was softer. Daniel was about the same age as her daughter.

Kusa gave Daniel a moment, and then said, "We require the post-production remuneration to be paid immediately after the finale, which must be written in the supplementary contract. , the surplus box office generated this year must be paid to us. In addition, we will ask accountants to intervene in the financial situation on a regular basis. These must be written down."

Daniel's contract stated that the 2 million film remuneration was paid in two installments, the first installment of 1 million was paid directly with the contract, and there was no clear time for the remaining 1 million, only vague expressions were used. As for the terms of profit sharing, it is even more unsound. This time signing the supplementary contract, Daniel will definitely ask for clarification of the relevant terms, which MGM is prepared for.

They don't particularly care about the profit sharing. According to MGM's estimates, "Legal Blonde" may bring MGM 5 million to 15 million in revenue, and 5% is 250,000 to 750,000. It's not a lot of money.

Helen did not raise any objections to this, but only stated that the reason why MGM readily admitted it was entirely because they were full of sincerity for cooperation.

"Daniel's publicity cannot have negative hype." Cusa's second statement sounds a bit unacceptable, "Before we talk about this, we must be honest and say that Daniel is not yet established, and any possible blows will damage him. The reputation and value of "Gladiator" will be released this year. If Daniel performs well, it means that he can accumulate more favors. This is consistent with the Emmett he plays. A perfect Emmett It is what female movie audiences need, if you hype some negative news outside the film, it will be difficult for people to believe Emmett's setting."

"Secondly, before we decided to do Legally Blonde, there was some agreement that there was a publicity obligation on the one hand, but it was another when it came to the actor's image. To be more honest, Daniel and Reese are different. .”

"Hey, Kusa."

"Davis, you don't have to be angry. I don't have any malicious intentions. Reese is already married, and you are already releasing news about marital disharmony, so making a fuss about it won't affect you much. But Daniel is different, he Still spotless."

Kusa said this as a matter of course, and Daniel almost couldn't hold back his blush.

"The third point, Helen, I want to say that this is not entirely our request. You know very well that Daniel took over the "Lord of the Rings Trilogy" before, and they will launch a huge publicity campaign next year. If you really decide to The summer file is online, so Daniel’s image will not be allowed to be tarnished. Have you ever seen the elf prince who is full of scandals? New Line and Time Warner behind him are not easy to mess with. I don’t think Legally Blonde is necessary Do thankless things."

Kusa's words prove that the end of all negotiations is a threat.

Helen was obviously silent for a while, and then said that she would consider it.

Davis glanced at Cusa several times, obviously a little impressed by this colleague.

Until now, everyone is ready to enter the discussion time of the movie.

Robert Luketic seemed to be deaf, turning a deaf ear to the dispute between the two sides just now, until Helen announced to discuss the filming plan of the film, he seemed to return to his soul.

"Amanda, tell me about the new script."

Amanda nodded and glanced at Daniel. It can be said that this version of the script was changed purely for him, and I hope it is worth the money.

"The new script mainly adds—"

On the contrary, the pure movie discussion eased the tense atmosphere just now, and everyone expressed their opinions.

"You mentioned that El would have a lot of outfits to show that she's in different phases, and I think there could be some coloring as well, like in the beginning, when she was the head of the girls' council and the prom queen, everything in El could be pink Yes, the bed, the dresser, even the dog's clothes, it makes people know who this is without thinking." Reese, as the only young woman in the room, offered very constructive ideas.

Robert and Amanda are constantly recording everyone's thoughts and opinions on paper. The follow-up script discussion meeting will be held two to three times, and it will be relatively intensive. For screenwriters and directors, this is the busiest thing before filming starts .

The final draft script had to go to the MGM meeting again, and after it was approved, the actual shooting could begin.

The discussions that day were thorough, and Helen was very satisfied in the end.

Daniel thinks she was sincere when she complimented Reese Witherspoon at the end.

...

"Kousa, you should stand with me, we can win more favorable conditions." Davis and Kusa walked in front, and he couldn't help complaining that this is a capable agent, but not advanced enough Unpredictable.

"Daniel, your manager is a bit cool." Reese walked beside Daniel. They didn't have any assistants today. Reese wore a pink dress that exposed her calves in April, and it seemed a bit cold at the moment.

Daniel confirmed that she was implying that she should be a gentleman.

"You look a little cold." Daniel took off his coat and put it on Reese's body, but suddenly felt something strange.

He turned his head to look, but Reese hooked his palm lightly, "Thank you, you're such a lovely gentleman."

"No man would let a beautiful lady like you get cold, Reese."

"Is it?"

"certainly."

"So, you're going to contact me, right? I mean we should have a good chat."

"Of course, wait for my call." Daniel suppressed his doubts, smiled and sent Reese to the car decently, and then returned to his own car with Kusa.

"Kusa, I feel like I've been calculated."